astrolabe
astronomical instrument in the form of a disc or sphere with wires, cutouts or perforations that allows a user to calculate astronomical positions precisely
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Summary
astrolabe ranks in the top 0.9% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,850 views/month, #704 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: astronomical instrument[2], inclinometer[3]
- Commons category: Astrolabes[4]
- Has part(s): plate[5], rete[6], mater[7]
- Commons gallery: Astrolabe[8]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[9], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Infernal Dictionary, 6th ed.[12], Pauly–Wissowa[13], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15], Zedler, Großes vollständiges Universallexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste[16], Slovník naučný[17], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[18]
- Replaced by: octant[19], quadrant[20], sextant[21]
- Different from: cosmolabe[22]
- Measures: angle[23], distance[24], height[25], depth[26]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[27]
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Influence
Things named for astrolabe include L'Astrolabe[28], a patrol vessel[29]; Astralabius[30], a religious person[31], 1118–1200[32], of France[33]; and Astrolábos[34], an exoplanet[35].
Why It Matters
astrolabe has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] astrolabe is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for astrolabe include L'Astrolabe[28], a patrol vessel[29]; Astralabius[30], a religious person[31], 1118–1200[32], of France[33]; and Astrolábos[34], an exoplanet[35].